A 23-YEAR-old man went on a drunken rampage after downing a liqueur, whisky and Guinness mixture known as Irish Car Bomb, a court heard.

Dominic Lockett, unemployed, of Bryn Felin, Conwy, admitted five offences of criminal damage after smashing windscreens and denting five cars at the town.

Prosecutor Tracey Willingham at Llandudno Magistrates Court said Lockett had been with a friend at a Conwy pub last September and they were extremely drunk when they left.

In the early hours police received 999 calls about the vandalism. Members of the public detained Lockett and another man but the defendant ran from police when they arrived. He was found again half an hour later. Lockett said he couldn’t remember the events because of drink but was shocked and embarrassed.

Miss Willingham said one car owner was heavily pregnant at the time and the damage to her Fiat, with an estimated repair bill of more than £1,000, had caused huge inconvenience. She couldn’t afford to repair it. Another victim, a mum-of-two, was thinking of selling her home at Conwy to protect her children from such anti-social behaviour.

Defence solicitor Graham Parry said Lockett, who had originally faced 11 charges, acted out of character. He was remorseful and knew some of the victims. He used to work in a pub.

Mr Parry added: “He does very much regret being involved.”

The other charges were dropped. Magistrates imposed a six week suspended jail term and he must do 100 hours unpaid work, observe a six week 7pm-7am curfew, and pay £2,328 compensation and £100 costs.